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Where does “كمر” come from?

كمر (Arabic) comes from Pahlavi kamar, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

كمر (Arabic): belt, girdle

Definitions

  1. belt, girdle

Ancestry of “كمر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavikamar—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes
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